Gary Couple Accused of Abusing 5 Girls

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A Gary couple has been charged after they were reportedly accused of locking five young girls in a furnace closet for hours and a man allegedly sexually abused some of them.

The Northwest Indiana Times reports that Dearieus L. Kindred, 28, and Kristen D. Kindred, 33, were charged Friday with five counts of neglect of a dependent. Dearieus Kindred also faces six charges of child molesting.